ARTIST NOTES

I experienced so much learning and personal growth in 2020. It was a year for looking inward and really discovering my purpose and passion.

At the beginning of the year, I was a full time 3D character design and animation student; still feeling the deep loss of my mom’s death the year before. Covid-19 happened and I finished the final months of my course online.

My intention was to seek 9 to 5 employment but then I decided to return to creating fine art and make it a full time business instead. Maybe it sounds a little crazy but I wanted to follow my passion.

I’m grateful for all the amazing people I’ve met this year. Movers and shakers and dreamers who want to make this world a better place.

And I learned to scuba dive this summer. The pandemic and the loss of a loved one makes you realize that life is so short and you need to really experience everything your heart desires.

At the end of this year, I enrolled in a 200 hour yoga teacher training program which has been quite the life changing experience so far. As the year comes to a close, my heart is full of joy. 2021 is going to be amazing!

Joy & Magic,
Ann-Marie

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Here’s a painting exercise that anyone can do.

1. Paint a circle with any type of paint. I was using acrylic paint for this.

2. Let that dry.

3. Start by making a dot in the centre. Draw counter clockwise as evenly spaced as possible. I used a gold paint marker pan.

This is an excellent way to relax and meditate.

Joy and Magic,
Ann-Marie

I am super excited as I have just joined the world’s largest mindset and intuition experiment!

I just have to tell you about it! 

This social experiment asks the question – can mindset and intuition training create a millionaire mindset, and make YOU a millionaire in just one year??? 

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• 1 year of mindset training 
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• 1 year of Facebook support 
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Here’s the most insane thing, the admin fee for this whole experience is just $25 for the whole year!!!

I knew I had to tell you about it as I didn’t want my peeps to miss this amazing opportunity to be part of something so epic and special. 

Here’s my sign up link >>> https://tinyurl.com/y6x3szo9

In full transparency this is my affiliate link and I do get a reward for introducing people to this experiment. 

I’ve had an off and on relationship with Yoga since my mid twenties but it’s something I keep returning to.

With my artwork, I seem to always return to painting the goddess.I have begun a new journey with the 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training and I feel I’m in perfect alignment with my spirit.

Not only am I learning the poses, breath work and anatomy but I’m also studying the philosophy, and the Hindu gods and goddesses which sparks a fire in me..Ever since I was a child, I had a deep interest in ancient civilizations and cultures. One of my early school projects was about the Aztec and Mayan gods. I remember painting the gods with reds, turquoise and gold. And drawing black outlines and repeated patterns of squares and circles.

I also had an intense interest in ancient Egypt. I loved to visit the Egyptian section of the Royal Ontario Museum, especially the mummies. I was bursting with excitement to see the King Tut exhibit at the AGO when it came to town. Egypt was calling me so much that I travelled there in the early 90’s. I stayed in Luxor, explored the tombs in the Valley of the Kings and Queens, saw the Karnak temple, sailed on a felucca down the Nile and rode an Arabian charger through the desert.

My heart was so full.

Since health and wellness are my number one priority at the moment, I did a 5 day sugar free challenge with Kathryn White at Thrive Nutrition and Yoga.

Just becoming aware of sugar content in processed food is a great eye opener. For example those Clifbars I was eating fairly regularly contain 21 grams of sugar! That’s a lot. I’ve continued to eliminate most of the sugar in my diet since my glucose readings are prediabetic (mostly due to my age and genetics). The recipes that Kathryn gave us were amazing and delicious like the Thai Curry and Apple Pie smoothie.

Kathryn is a cancer survivor, mentor to my adult daughter and an all round wonderful human, you will love connecting with her.

Dates for the next Bloomz International Online Art Show Friday 29th (19:00 UK/ 2pm EST) and Saturday 30th (10:00 UK/ 5am EST and 19:00 UK/ 2pm EST) January 2021

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